This Little Guy Has Landed In My Lap...

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Originally Posted by RockNRollProcelain

It depends on what kind of snakes you like =] I'm a fan of Blue Eyed Lucys so I'll be breeding my two Mojaves in a few years. Mystic Potions are also amazing looking snakes, so if you were to breed her to a Mystic you would get those. http://www.worldofballpythons.com/morphs/mystic-potion/ Personally, I like a little Mojave in everything. It does some incredible things to the appearances of so many morphs! =] This is super true when you start getting into three and four gene animals. =] Look around and see what combos you like then start building from there!

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Thanks for your opinion. I do like the mystic potion! I will be at Repticon here in Georgia next Saturday and would love to see one of those in hand!
Thanks again!

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Originally Posted by Morris Reese

Thanks for your opinion. I do like the mystic potion! I will be at Repticon here in Georgia next Saturday and would love to see one of those in hand!
Thanks again!

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Of course! =D Glad I could share my opinion! Good luck getting that Mystic!

It seems my worries about little guy eating were right. His incident with his previous owner and a live mouse have him afraid of the F/T mouse I tried to offer him today. =/ I'm leaving it outside his hide to see if he's a middle-of-the-night eater, like one of my girls. If not, we'll try again next week!

So just an update, for anyone who was curious.

This little guy still has no name, but has become quite the sweetheart. He has only ever struck at me once during his first week here, and that incident was totally my fault (moved too fast and totally spooked him). Since then he's been nothing but a shy snuggle bug. He gets better with every handling. There is no sign of tank aggression, as his previous owner claimed. He is always alert and curious. So far his only problem is that he appears genuinely afraid of his food, a byproduct, I'm sure, of being attacked by his food before. I don't plan on giving up on him though! He's already so much sweeter than he was. =] I believe he'll be another success story for the books! Now to just get him to eat...

I would suggest getting him a f/t rat and warming it under a heat lamp. Maybe he'll eat something that smells different.

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Originally Posted by PhoenixGate

I would suggest getting him a f/t rat and warming it under a heat lamp. Maybe he'll eat something that smells different.

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I've been attempting to feed him f/t rat pups. He won't go near it. He literally jerks away as though it's going to attack him. None of my other bps react this way, and I can only think it's from his being attacked by the mouse he was fed. I figure I can keep offering until he starts losing weight before I have to try other tactics. He's gained weight funnily enough and is still a chub chub so I'm not terribly worried yet. I figure time will get him to come around. And being creative with feedings.